How to Get Online Healthcare Help With Keas

A healthcare company called Keas intends to offer you online health education and advice tailored to your individual situation. Keas provides step-by-step care plan ideas to help you take charge of your individual healthcare needs. As of this writing, they have created 15 care plans, including ones geared toward high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, weight and stress management. More are coming. Here is how it works.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A Keas Account

1. Go to keas.com and create an account.

2. Do the initial work of filling out your personal healthcare information. There will be questions about age, gender, location, your weight, medical history and lab test results.

3. Be sure to check the Keas privacy policy so you know how to give or withhold permission for data sharing. Their privacy policy promises never to share your information with any third parties without your permission. Keas is also very firm in stating that they provide information only, not diagnosis and treatment.

4. Let Keas help create an individualized healthcare plan for you. You'll receive care plans on the website for things like diet and exercise tailored to your particular needs. You'll also get text messages and emails that are designed to help you meet your healthcare goals.

Tips & Warnings

• As of this writing, Keas is in the early stages of development. Big name partners such as Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault are standing behind Keas to help it grow.
• Be sure to read the Terms of Service for using the site.

Resources

• Keas

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on 10/12/2009 I'm really glad you wrote about this. I think I read about Keas in the New York Times recently. Thank you for giving the information. 5*